Story Slam Rx: IS Connection to Personal Stories in Medicine an Antidote to Burnout
Conference Year
January 2022
Abstract
With the increasing demands of the contemporary healthcare system, providers are spending less time engaged in direct patient care. This has been identified as a key factor in physician dissatisfaction and burn out. The Story Slam event aims to reconnect providers and trainees with their sense of meaning by focusing attention on their stories. Under the conceptual umbrella of "narrative medicine," there is growing recognition that the stories that run beneath the medical encounter can provide important insights and represent a pathway to greater well-being for providers.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Andrea Green M.D.
Secondary Mentor Name
Marie Sandoval M.D., Nathalie Feldman M.D., Lee Rosen PhD
Graduate Student Mentors
Ashleigh Peterson, Richard Brach
Status
Medical Students
Student College
Larner College of Medicine
Second Student College
Larner College of Medicine
Program/Major
Biological Science
Primary Research Category
Health Sciences
Story Slam Rx: IS Connection to Personal Stories in Medicine an Antidote to Burnout
With the increasing demands of the contemporary healthcare system, providers are spending less time engaged in direct patient care. This has been identified as a key factor in physician dissatisfaction and burn out. The Story Slam event aims to reconnect providers and trainees with their sense of meaning by focusing attention on their stories. Under the conceptual umbrella of "narrative medicine," there is growing recognition that the stories that run beneath the medical encounter can provide important insights and represent a pathway to greater well-being for providers.